NAIA independent football schools

NAIA independent football schools are four-year institutional members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that play college football independent of any formal conference affiliation.^[1] In sports other than football, these schools compete in a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA called Continental Athletic Conference.

NAIA football independents

Simpson will join the Frontier Conference as an associate for football at the end of the 2024 season.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Since	Primary conference
Simpson University	Redding, California	1921	Christian & Missionary Alliance	1,280	Red Hawks	2024	CalPac

1997 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 McKendree ^		–		8	–	2
No. 18 Clinch Valley		–		6	–	3
Peru State		–		6	–	4
NW Oklahoma State		–		5	–	5
Azusa Pacific		–		4	–	5
Eastern Oregon		–		4	–	6

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Azusa Pacific ^		–		12	–	2
No. 21 NW Oklahoma State		–		7	–	3
No. 25 Eastern Oregon		–		6	–	4
Clinch Valley		–		4	–	5
Peru State		–		4	–	5

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

2000 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Azusa Pacific ^		–		6	–	4
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	4
Virginia–Wise		–		3	–	7

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2001 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Southern Oregon ^		–		9	–	2
Virginia–Wise		–		6	–	4
Azusa Pacific		–		4	–	5
Paul Quinn		–		3	–	4
Edward Waters		–		2	–	8

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2002 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L		W		L
No. 16 Azusa Pacific		–			9	–	1
No. 6 Southern Oregon ^		–			8	–	3
Paul Quinn		–		��	7	–	4
Edward Waters		–			6	–	4
Morningside		–			5	–	5
Allen		–			0	–	7

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2003 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Azusa Pacific ^		–		8	–	2
Edward Waters		–		7	–	4
Texas College		–		7	–	3
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	4
Allen		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		3	–	7
Paul Quinn		–		1	–	6
Southern Virginia		–		0	–	10
Waldorf		–		0	–	11

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2004 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Azusa Pacific ^		–		11	–	3
Edward Waters		–		7	–	3
Eastern Oregon		–		6	–	4
Texas College		–		5	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	5
Southern Oregon		–		3	–	6
Waldorf		–		3	–	7
Allen		–		2	–	6
Paul Quinn		–		1	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		0	–	8

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2005 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Webber International *		–		6	–	2
Eastern Oregon		–		6	–	3
No. 12 Azusa Pacific ^		–		6	–	4
Allen		–		4	–	4
Southern Virginia *		–		3	–	5
Paul Quinn		–		3	–	6
Edward Waters		–		2	–	7
SAGU		–		2	–	8
Waldorf		–		2	–	9
Seton Hill		–		1	–	9
Southern Oregon		–		1	–	9

^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Webber International later forfeited two wins and Southern Virginia forfeited three. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2006 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Webber International		–		5	–	5
Langston		–		5	–	4
Southern Oregon		–		3	–	6
Azusa Pacific		–		3	–	7
Paul Quinn		–		2	–	6
Southern Virginia *		–		2	–	7
SAGU		–		2	–	8
Waldorf		–		2	–	8
Haskell		–		2	–	9
Seton Hill		–		2	–	9
Edward Waters		–		1	–	9

* – Southern Virginia later forfeited a win.

2007 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	4
No. 21 Azusa Pacific		–		6	–	5
Peru State		–		6	–	5
Edward Waters		–		5	–	6
Southern Virginia		–		4	–	5
Webber International		–		3	–	6
Haskell		–		2	–	8
Waldorf		–		2	–	9
SAGU		–		1	–	9
Faulkner		–		0	–	9

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2009 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 Ohio Dominican		–		7	–	3
Peru State		–		7	–	4
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Haskell		–		3	–	7
Azusa Pacific		–		3	–	8
Southern Oregon		–		2	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		0	–	8
Edward Waters		–		0	–	10

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2010 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Azusa Pacific ^		–		7	–	3
No. 25 Webber International		–		7	–	4
Menlo		–		4	–	7
Peru State		–		4	–	7
Southern Oregon		–		3	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		3	–	7
Haskell		–		1	–	9
Edward Waters		–		0	–	8

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Valley City State ^		–		9	–	2
No. 5 Azusa Pacific ^		–		9	–	3
Menlo		–		5	–	5
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	5
Mayville State		–		5	–	6
Walsh		–		5	–	6
Dickinson State		–		4	–	6
Edward Waters		–		4	–	6
Malone		–		4	–	7
Robert Morris (IL)		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Jamestown		–		3	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		2	–	7
West Virginia Tech		–		1	–	9
Dakota State		–		1	–	10
Ave Maria		–		0	–	9
Haskell		–		0	–	11

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2012 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Robert Morris (IL)		–		8	–	3
No. 24 Valley City State		–		7	–	3
Bacone		–		7	–	4
Langston		–		6	–	4
Edward Waters		–		5	–	6
Jamestown		–		4	–	6
Lindenwood–Belleville		–		4	–	6
Mayville State		–		4	–	6
Menlo		–		4	–	6
SAGU		–		4	–	6
Southern Virginia		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Point		–		2	–	8
Wayland Baptist		–		2	–	8
Dakota State		–		2	–	9
Texas College		–		2	–	9
Ave Maria		–		1	–	7
Haskell		–		1	–	8

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2024 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Simpson (CA)		–		0	–	2

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

^ "Football Qualification Plan 2007" (PDF). NAIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.